Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-19
THE LARGEST DISPLAY EVER MADE.
NONE COMPARABLE TO THIS IN
CATTLE, HORSES, SHEEP
AND SWINE.
THE DEPARTMENTS
ARE ALL WELL SUSTAINED-THAT
OF RAW MATERIAL SUPERIOR.
Fine Trades Display.
Town and Country in Column.

| with their stock and numerous articles for the
exhibition and every train brought full quotas
of distant visitors. During the succeeding
night, slight rain improved the condition OF
things, and the morning of alternate sunshine
and cloud encouraged the prospect for tho fu-
ture as it was evident that with favorable
| weather the ardent desires for which so many
earnest men and women had anxiously looked
forward to for brilliant fulhllment. We're to be
| reckoned as secure.
THE TRADES DISPLAY.
| Had concerted action been taken earlier, the
| feature of trades display would have been
much larger, and the participation in it as
complete as it should have been;yet 1t was high
| ly creditable to the comparatively few who
| took part in it, and should serve as an admoni-
ton for the future, and be conclusive as to the
ability with but little trouble and cost. to rem
| der 1t most enter tanning part of our annual
| fairs.
| THE COLUMN ON THE MARCH.
/ Forming at the junction of Main and New
| Streets. and before the quotas arrived from the
| fair grounds which it Yves arranged should be
| a part of the parade, note was made of some
of the repr sentative features.
The Stonewall Brigade Band was early at the
| head OF the forming column, and as 1t rounded
| the corner of New and Main streets moving
| west was followed By Alex. Harman's Livery,
a Landaulet drawn by four Texas ponies.
The turnout OF the Adams Express repre-
| scented the primitive days of that great enter
prise along with its grand success Of the pres
| emit time. The small wagon, drawn by single
| horse led the way in which was seated the
| footman as the express system of Transporter
| ton was inaugurated with his wheel.barrow
and grip-sack. The more imposi ng represen-
| tative of the present err, after forty years of
| existence, came with lis full LOADED and i'm.
proved style of delivary-wagon with labeled
packages destined to all parts Of the world
| wherever sails o. the ocean, caravan style; or
the swlftf1ying locomotive has made its way.
| Four superb hor4es med to realize. as the
l reins were skillfuliy Drawn over their heads
that they were to lest,nments in displaying
the wonderful PR. II the Great Express
| system of transpoy .aii 81 which has in its
vice fifteen THOUSAND hree hundred and eighty
| 1--WE employees, in It's long lines of communtca-
ton over the world
| Stack, Splitter; & Co., Wholesale and retail
| grocers had out one of their elegant delivery
| wagons drawn by four prancing blacks, If the
| wheel team were stylish mules. They caught
| the spirit of the young leaders and evidently
| niended to play their part in gaining recogni-
| ton for superiority for the work of the day as
! they do in their constant drives over the city.
| Rogers, Peterson, & o. in the same trade fol-
lowed with their trade wagon drawn by four
elegant steeds.
G. Bargamin, the enterprising Augusta St
Plumber and furnisher OF heating apparatus.
made an elegant displ ay of his wares and bus
mess on broad flat drawn by four superb
blacks.
Then came G. A. Gladke driving his own
turnout in which he delivers his carpets. ETC.;
far and near. His black is stylish horse.
\ The four splendid greys that attracted SO
much attention drew the wagon of the U. 8.
Express Company, late Baltimore Ohio Elk.
Dress. On it was display of the manipulation
# the Express business, and the jingling bells
kept up lively music down the Ion moving
1 olumn.
Loeb Brothers, dry goods, carpets. &C had
1 heir display op the wagon of the U. s. Ex-
l press.
4 r. L. Stratton. another popular Augusta st.
l grocer, was out with his superior delivery
l establishment drawn by four-in-hand.
F. T. Wares furniture house was conspicu-
1 ,usly displayed by a number of designs and
/ flags on wagon.
| The Anheuser- Bush Lager Beer, had four
bays to q large deco,a wagon, and on q
l mailer one drawn by two in tandum were the
/ 'amiliar pictures of the German Emperor.
l Eakle & Jones' another well.known and
| popular firm of grocers on augusta ST., had
1 their tastefully decorated wagon in column
l drawn by four black mules CT superior style
l and mettle.
j. M. Licklter drove one Of his superior
1 tarm wagons, drawn by elegant match of
| large iron'grays, and it may be noted that of
the Express and several of the most elegant
1 trade delivery wagons in the column were of
ais make.
l The contingent to the display from the fair
grounds as remarked fell in line as the column
was on the march, and for that reason they
could not be noted. Mr.. NJ. Erskin e Millers
herd of thirty Jerseys from "Eastwo cd" with
his wagon OF various kinds of poultry fell in at
the fair grounds. and added to the display as
the march was made around the course.
The route TO the fair grounds was up Main to
Green. thence to Frederick, thence to Mark ct
and down to Main, thence to New and down
New to Court House and to Augusta. and
thence by that street to Churchville Avenue to
the Fair Grounds.
Mr.. E. I. Jones was Chief Marshal; J. w.
Splitter and s. M. Donald Asss tants.
ON THE GROUNDS.
Several improvements have been made to
the accommodations sircs last year. The ne
tiers of seats near the GsanJ Stand will be q
comfort to throngs mat gather at that point
some of the exhl dos of live stock have
erected houses for thair own accommodation
Mr. Samuel Byers has done SO. and mas there
his superior Clyde~daie stock of horses in full
numbers, having twenty two entries.
The pavilion erected by Mr.. NJ. Erskine Mill
ler for the accommodations OF his E.s bwood
Jersey herd attracts general attention, being
in full view from all poats on the eastern side
Of the grounds. L is stylish in design and
tastefully painted il stroug colors. There are
20 stalls and every one occupied, with only
about half of his tierd. Over each stall is
handsomely designed card with the name of the
occupant with photograph also of The animal.
grouped in deliberately designed glass case
are portraits commencing with the foundation
IF this registered herd, furnishing faithful
| representation of tn EN- as they have been and
| are now to be viewed by the hundreds who
will examine the Jerseys and the outfit which
adds to the interest of his enterprise. Nor
! does Mr.. Miller stop in presenting favored
| development with all here merely noted. In
the Jersey Bulletin, a standard journal devoted
| to that interest, appears an illustrated article
| giving full sketches of the representatives of
his Eastwood herd. That number of this ele-
CANT paper has been procured by him in large
quantity, and will be distributed to the visitors
| who will throng the pavilion.
| L. M. Lovelock & Co., Of Gordonsville, Va,
| and James l.. Henderson & Son, of Washing.
| ton, Pennsylvania. are there with their SUI
perior Holsteip cattle. and many others from
distance which cannot be specifica lily refer
red to at this time. Major Geo. Chrisman, of
| Rockingham, is present with his herd of short
| horns.
AS stated time did not allow of anything like
a full enumeration even if it had been con-
venient to obtain all the Information during
the first day of the exhibition. Both foreign
and district exhi bitors in the above named de-
partments are fuller than ever before.
In many of the other departments exhibitors
were placing their articles in position. and
therefore it would be impossible to enumerate
then even if time were not wanting 1t is evi.
dent they will all be we'll filled, and tina,
of raw material had already assumed large
proportions of the products of our diaries and
home. work than heretofore exhibited.
Last night occasional light showers an6
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